Description. The Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) is suitable for individuals with an intellectual
disability and was developed by Aman and Singh in 1986. The latest ABC-version (Community)
was published in 1994, and ...

The present meta-analytic review explored long-term treatment effects in children and adolescents, age ranging from 2 to 17 years, treated because of conduct problems. The presumed mediators were examined. Various treatments, ...

Although some attempts are being made to increase children's participation in Norwegian child protection cases, much needs to be done in order to comply with the participation principle in the United Nations Convention on ...

Background: A growing body of evidence from countries around the world suggests that school-based peer
victimisation is associated with worse health outcomes among adolescents. So far, however, there has been little
systematic ...

The purpose of this study was to explore factors related to placement disruption in long-term kinship and nonkinship foster care in a Nordic country.
The study included 136 children aged 4–13 years in kinship and nonkinship ...

Background: The effectiveness of the universal school-based alcohol prevention program “Unge & Rus” [Youth &
Alcohol] was tested by an independent research group. The program aims to prevent alcohol use and to ...

Little is known about the characteristics of boys who become fathers at young age. Some studies have suggested that antisocial adolescents are more likely to be young fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the ...

Background: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is characterized by angry and noncompliant behaviour. It is the
most common disruptive behaviour disorder (DBD), with prevalence estimates of 6-9% for preschoolers and ...

Purpose: Following the UN convention on the rights of children, a shift in policy towards greater emphasis on child participation in child protection case processing has occurred. A growing body of research has emerged ...